By: Andy Kim Introduction If you ask a SQL professional to name some data types, you might hear: varchar, int, datetime, decimal, or something to that effect. Rarely do people mention the spatial data types of: geography and geometry. This is because most SQL...

By: Matt Wollner Power BI Desktop has been on a roll with monthly updates making it easier for users to get insight out of their data. Drag and drop visualizations are making it easier than ever to craft simple, complete dashboards. The highlighting...

By: Jeff Levy SQL Server 2019 – Key Features At the 2018 Pass Summit conference in Seattle, I had the opportunity to attend many sessions about the new Big Data features being introduced in SQL Server 2019. One of Microsoft’s biggest announcements...

By: Matt Wollner KICKOFF! Fantasy football season is back, and if you’ve done any research at all, you’ve probably noticed that the number of websites offering player projections is endless. You – if you’re like most people – probably have a site...

By: Jeff Levy Introduction In today’s world, REST APIs are a common way to exchange data across IT systems. This article will demonstrate how to view a sample REST API response from Uber, the peer-to-peer ride-sharing company. The API response...

By: Phillip Sharpless If you sell products via Amazon and are interested in using data to improve your business, then look no further than Amazon Marketplace Web Service (MWS). Amazon MWS provides robust functionality for generating a wide variety of reports...